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    Release 1.1 Information</H1>
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<H2>Summary</H1>
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Release 1.1 is a binary (executable) and a source release of the Paradyn
Parallel Performance Tools.  It is available via ftp from:
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<!WA1><a href="ftp://grilled.cs.wisc.edu/paradyn/">
<tt>ftp://grilled.cs.wisc.edu/paradyn/</tt>
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If you want to be notified of future releases of Paradyn, please send mail
to paradyn@cs.wisc.edu and let us know.
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Here are the answers to some common questions:
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<h2>How do I Get a Copy of Paradyn?</h2>
Paradyn's <b>Installation Guide</b> (a compressed postscript file) is
the first item you will want to obtain.  To get it, you can go to the
ftp site listed above and grab <tt>doc/install.ps.gz</tt>.  Or, you can
simply click <!WA2><a href="ftp://grilled.cs.wisc.edu/paradyn/doc/install.ps.gz">here</a>.
The installation guide will tell you everything you need to know to
obtain the Paradyn distribution.
Note that most files are compressed using GNU zip (<tt>.gz</tt> suffix).
If you do not have access to <tt>gunzip</tt>, then we can provide you with
files compressed using <tt>compress</tt> (<tt>.Z suffix</tt>); just send us
an email.
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<h2>What Does The Release Cost?</h2>
For <b>research uses</b>, there is no charge.
We define "research use" to mean you may
freely use it inside your organization for whatever purposes you see fit.
Our source code release is also freely available for research uses.
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You may not
re-distribute Paradyn in any form (including derivatives),
electronic or otherwise, to any other organization or entity without our
permission.
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Full details of allowable uses of Paradyn are described in the LICENSE file
contained in the "paradyn" and "paradyn/src" directories.
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<i>What is a commercial use?</i>
<blockquote>
We define "commericial use" of Paradyn to be one in which you re-distribute
Paradyn in binary or source code form.
Such an arrangement requires a signed license agreeement.
Please contact us for the details.
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<h2>What Do I Do If It Doesn't Work?</h2>
If you have any problems with installing or running Paradyn,
feel free to contact us at
<tt>paradyn@cs.wisc.edu</tt>.
We will try to respond promptly.
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We also appreciate feedback from you on ease of installation and use.
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<h2>What if I find a bug in Paradyn?</h2>
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Your report of bugs will help to improve future releases.
Please report bugs to
<tt>paradyn@cs.wisc.edu</tt>.
We will work on fixes or try to provide you with a "work around".
You will typically get a response in no more than 1-2 working days
(and working days for us often includes weekends!).
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<H2>Our Lawyers Tell Us to Say This (Pay Attention!)</H1>
We provide the Paradyn Parallel Performance Tools (below described as
Paradyn") on an
<b>as is</b>
basis, and do not warrant its validity or performance.
We reserve the right to update, modify, or discontinue this software
at any time.
We shall have no obligation to supply such updates or modifications
or any other form of support to you.
<b>
All warranties, including without limitation, any warranty of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose, are hereby excluded.
</b>
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By your use of Paradyn, you
understand and agree that we (or any other person or entity
with proprietary rights in Paradyn) are under no
obligation to provide either maintenance services, update services, notices
of latent defects, or correction of defects for Paradyn.
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Even if advised of the possibility of such damages, under no circumstances
shall we (or any other person or entity with proprietary rights in the
software licensed hereunder) be liable to you or any third party for
direct, indirect, or consequential damages of any character regardless of
type of action, including, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of use,
loss of good will, or computer failure or malfunction.
You agree to indemnify us
(and any other person or entity with proprietary rights in the software
licensed hereunder)
for any and all liability it may incur to third parties resulting from
your use of Paradyn.
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